NAME¶
pcxtoppm - convert a PCX file into a portable pixmap
SYNOPSIS¶
pcxtoppm [
-stdpalette] [
-verbose] [
pcxfile]
DESCRIPTION¶
Reads a PCX file as input. Produces a portable pixmap as output. Supported PCX
types are:
- Colormapped files with 2-16 colors.
- "Packed pixel" format (1, 2 or 4 bits/pixel, 1
plane) or bitplane format (1 bit/pixel, 1-4 planes). The program checks
the colormap and uses an internal one if the provided colormap is
completely black.
- Colormapped files with 256 colors
- 8 bits/pixel, 1 plane, colormap at the end of the
file.
- 24bit truecolor files
- 24bit RGB: 8 bits/pixel, 3 planes.
- 32bit truecolor files
- 24bit RGB + 8bit intensity: 8 bits/pixel, 4 planes.
OPTIONS¶
- -stdpalette
- Enforce the use of the internal colormap for files with 16
colors or less.
SEE ALSO¶
ppmtopcx(1),
ppm(5)
AUTHORS¶
Copyright (C) 1990 by Michael Davidson.
Modified 1994 by Ingo Wilken (Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de)